Limestone Coast 17/1 - 21/1

Whilst staying in Mount Gambier we travelled to Port Macdonnell and Nelson along the Limestone Coast.

We completed a scenic drive around Cape Northumberland near Port Macdonnell, as you can see it was a rocky coastline.



There were a number of natural rock formations that were named after animals that they resembled. There were two camels, one large and one small, a rhino and a frog. Can you guess which one this is ?



Nelson was a very small township on the banks of the Glenelg River, but the estuary below was very attractive.



Our next trip along the Limestone Coast was from our next campsite in Kingston S.E.

We travelled back down the coast to Beachport and followed another tourist drive around the coastline. The weather was very dull and overcast as we had torrential rains during the night (in the driest state of Australia), but it was extremely humid and very warm.



We then continued our journey along the cost to Robe, which was a scenic seaside resort. Robe has retained lots of it's original buildings from around 1850's and it gave the town a nice feel as they were so well preserved.



Just look how well preserved this one is !



Robe also has an unusual Obelisk at Cape Dombey which was built in 1853 as a navigational aid to assist boats entry into the bay. As was so often the case along this coastline it was not always successful and some disasters still occurred.



On the way back to Kingston we called into Cape Jaffa. This is Cape Jaffa, literally. There was just a jetty a number of crayfishing vessels and a couple of houses. Even the lighthouse no longer resides here and has been moved to Kingston.



As with the rest of our journey so far Kingston has been no exception with the extremes weatherwise. On our arrival we had torrential rainfall which continued overnight. Some parts of South Australia had record rainfall classed as a '1 in 50 year rainstorm', and major flooding.

The following night we had a severe weather warning in our area with winds of 50km/h gusting upto 90km/h. We couldn't sleep and had to go out at 1am to bring down the pop-top roof of the caravan and close up one of the expanding ends to prevent us from rattling around so much. The movement was making us feel seasick and the sound of the sea on our doorstep didn't help much either. We both admit it got a little scary when the wind was howling around us, but everything was OK.

The next morning it was still very windy as you can tell from Jayne's clothes, and our caravan is safe and secure in the background just over her shoulder.



This is the Cape Jaffa Lighthouse now located on the foreshore of Kingston next to our caravan site.



And this is one of the 'Big Things' that Kingston is famous for - The Big Lobster. Can you spot David ? He's in there somewhere.